My mom is cardmaker/stamper. She has supplies galore in my sister's old bedroom which she has turned into her "office". My girls love to dig in her materials when they visit her house. Often times they make cards of their own for friends and family. This past week when the girls and I went to my parents' house, my mom decided to do something different. She helped them make seed paper. If you aren't familiar with seed paper, it is just what it sounds like. Paper with seeds it in. You plant the paper, it dissolves in the dirt, and the seeds grow into plants. The process of making the paper can be a bit messy but the Nutty and Tottie thought it was a ton of fun and can't wait to do it again as soon as I buy my own supplies. To make seed paper with your kids, you'll need a few paper making supplies. You don't have to have anything super special. My mom put together her own "kit" with things she had laying around. A frame the size you want your paper to be (a cheap picture frame … [Read more...]
Family Camping On A Boat
Two years ago our family bought a 25 foot boat with a full cuddy including a bed, small kitchen area, and small bathroom. After having a 19 foot fish-and-ski for a few years we decided to upgrade to something a little more family friendly. What we didn't realize when we purchased the bigger boat is how many wonderful family memories we would make on it. We bought the boat late in the summer of the first year so we spent most of that summer just learning the ropes of it and cruising around the lake and up and down the river. Last summer was our first time camping with it. We spent two nights beached on an island in the St. Croix river. The whole family loved it. This year hubby and I planned our schedules so we could take a four day camping trip on the river. As Mother Nature would have it, it's been raining galore in our area and the river is flooded out. All the lakes in the area are flooded also. The girls were disappointed that we would not be taking our trip. So...I … [Read more...]
How to Train Your Dragon 2 in IMAX 3D
I don't know about your family, but my girls and I loved the first How to Train Your Dragon. We are excited that How to Train Your Dragon 2 is coming out in theaters and can't wait to see it. Now we'll get the chance to watch it in IMAX 3D thanks to IMAX (who is providing us tickets in exchange for sharing this with you). Starting this Friday, June 13th, the second chapter of DreamWorks Animation's beloved How to Train Your Dragon franchise is soaring to all IMAX theatres domestically in select engagements. The IMAX 3D release will be digitally re-mastered into the image and sound quality of The IMAX Experience®, creating a unique environment that will make audiences feel as though they are flying alongside heroic Viking Hiccup and his faithful dragon, Toothless. Can you imagine feeling like you are flying with the dragons?! I think it's going to be awesome! For more information about How to Train Your Dragon 2, please visit DreamWorks Animation's official website. For … [Read more...]
Passport to Healthy Skin Event #kindtocityskin
On the heels of my post yesterday about becoming healthy and finding myself again, comes a perfect way to start and for my local readers to join along! As luck would have it, in my inbox was an opportunity to attend the Passport to Healthy Skin Event at the Minneapolis Farmer's Market. Unfortunately, I work on Saturdays so I, myself, am not able to go, but I encourage my local readers and friends to attend! POPSUGAR and Simple Skin Care invite you to attend the FREE Passport to Healthy Skin Tour. Date: Saturday, June 14th Location: Minneapolis Farmers Market, Minneapolis, MN Time: 9:00am-1:00pm Guests will have the opportunity to partake in various FREE activities that promote healthy living such as yoga sessions, de-stress massages, sampling healthy recipes, testing out Simple's skin care products AND will leave with a FREE goodie bag of products! Sounds like the perfect way to start becoming healthy again if you ask me. Plus, it's at the Minneapolis Farmer's Market so you … [Read more...]
Mommy and Me Day
Last year I talked about the importance of one-on-one time with your children. In that post I talked about how Nutty and I never get time alone together so we had a special mommy and me day at the zoo for some bonding time. For that past few months, Nutty has been again feeling the affects of not spending time with me. She was complaining that I loved Tottie more because I do more things with her. In reality, I do more things with Tottie because Tottie is not yet in full-day school like Nutty is. So...I spoke with Nutty's teacher. We decided that it was ok for me to pull Nutty out of school for the afternoon for some one-on-one time while Tottie was in preschool. As un-luck would have it, things kept getting messed up with our plans and we kept having to postpone our afternoon together. Nutty thought for sure I just didn't want to spend time with her. Well, today things changed...I set up a play-date for Tottie with a friend and called Nutty's teacher to let her know I … [Read more...]
Rain Storm In A Jar
Last week there were horrible tornadoes across the US so the girls and I made a tornado in a jar so I could teach them a little about how they form. Two nights ago we had horrible storms at our house which included greater than one inch hail. The girls and I did another experiment to talk about how rain and hail is formed. First off I'll tell you that you need shaving CREAM and not a gel-type shaving cream. I tried this with gel first and it was a failure. We went and got some cheap shaving cream at the store and started over. Fill your jar almost to the top with water then cover the water with shaving cream. Next put drops of blue food coloring all over the shaving cream. Use a dropper if you have one (we ended up using a baster as a dropper) to add small amounts of water over the food coloring drops. It will start to "rain" as the food coloring seeps through the "clouds" into the water. Rain forms when the clouds get a lot of water and then start to drip … [Read more...]
